Magazine-firearm.



vJ. O. SIMPSON.

MAGAZINE FIREARM. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1912.

1,061,787. I Patented May 13,1913.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY his H 7 mentydetaohed; E v v "I :10 denotes thebarrel; l1.'the"reoeiver,- 12' the magazine,i 13 the magazine plug', 14the :maQ-azine'sprihg and file-the follower, all-of which maybe of anyOrdinaryor preferredjar-m an] no more. r I o r j'With-f this endin viewthe invention-com siste in.t h e novelooh'st-ruotion and eombina} Itio'nof parts which will be'hereinaiterude "scribed andthen speeifieally pointed outin the'claimsjhereuntoPappended.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of :this specificatiom'.Figure" 1' is a view 'ofso muchof afinagezine firearm as is neces.-'-sary to illustrate the 'construction,' applica- 25- 1mm, the" barrelbeingiii elevation, there;

.eeiver partly in. elevat on and partly in seetion, the-megezine insection and-one form efa mynovel' improvementpartly in elev"a emaapartly 'in-seotibnfand Fig. 2 is a"- vieW. partIy inelevatiom'andpartly 'in"section' of I to' thegouter end of the magazine. The fol 4'0-i lindis-show-n ashaving e elo'se'd end.- The mailly'aots-t-o hold thefollower at" the rear. end of -themagezine as 'shownin the draws 1 ing..The follower is provided Witheh enlarged forward end Which-engegesefrin-. -telnal-shoulder 16 on the m'zi'gazine, to limit rpm o.s'mrsomong-miongfinw Your,hssmnoiii'i'o-nuhnmmou Ami/is AND AMMU-mmonoommm onn mi mw with, AQCOZBJORAIZRIUN OF NEW YORK.

it ap lieable ,toihegezine Inhtheit words the inventitjri is a;

tion and 'o'peration of my novel improve-- var ant; f rm. of theimprove-- construction. The magazine plug is secured low is ordiuarily'a sheet. metal thimhle magazine spring bears against the magazine bluga-nd the end of the follower'andnorthe; inward movement :of thefollower, and elso serves as ebearing upon-the inner wall of themagazine.

ori'ivholly elosed asp-at 21 by turning the QmetaJ-LiHWai'dtO" form 4 a;bearing for the r In. the for nillustrated in Fig, 2, ;member 117 is*made' solid and the spring is I ishorter and bears against the forwardend offthe' m'ember. "The'fu'notion of the spring {is 'to retainineinber'17 in engagement with 3 the; follower; '-The rear endhf tubularmemlien is provided with a stop 22, as 2.. rolled orswaged" bead,- and;the forward end "of member 17;i s provided with 'an enlargementeffectively centered in thev inag'egzirmg' a tubular member 18 a'sqby atrivet 24.

.in the magazine This iforthereeson that gage the rear end of tubular'member 18, indicated by 26, and prevent theinsertion of arm to twocartridges by restricting the. f0rward movement??? the follower.

In assembling the converter, member 17 is passed into illii'idliu member18 and forward stop' on member-18. The spring is thenin verter aself-Containedul'iit 1,; To transform e inagazine r'armiinto a two-shotfirearm; themagez'I-neiplug is re- My novel improvement comprises a mem;her I? ehm may he tubular as in Fig. l or Y" mentedm 13, 1913,

heirs against member 17 and thehead In the'form illustrated in Fi.g."1,'member 17; 'is' made tubular and itsrearwend is partly tubular memberz'18 is made long enough so that should an ztttempt be made .toinsert asecond partridge in the .vmagazine, the end of. the. follower, indicated25, will en-- 'an additional cartridge into the magazine, ,-I thusstrictly limit the capacity of the lite 27 "whieh is adapted toenga'geithe'stopjto i S provided-with a hub2 3whioh passes Within to,xvhieh it is secured In use,-the.o perator inserti'ai Cartridge 111 thebarrel and one cartridge-but nomore;

until the shoulder on member 17 engages the serted and hub 23 isiiiserted into member 18:. and riveted-in place, thus .maki g the c0n-100 move leaving the magazirie'spring in plece', the converter isinserted info-the mag; I05 azine jvithmthe magazine spring, anfl 'the ftaining the spring .in place,

adaptedto slide telescopically therein and said second. member in; anextended position.

means for retaining 2. A magazine firearm converter for insertion withinthe magazlne spring comprising a tubular member, a second tubular memberadapted to slide telescopically therein, a springfor holding said secondmember in an extended positio-n'and a head secured,

to the first member for retaining the spring in place; h

3. A magazine-firearm conwrter'for in- 'sertion within the magazinespring-comprising a tubular-member, a second member adapted to slidetelescopically therein, a

sp'r'ing for holdingsaid second member in an extended position,nieansforretaining said members in engagement and means for re- 4. Amagazine firearm converter for insertion within the magazine-springc0n1- prising a tubular member, having astop at one end, asecond memberadapted to slide.

telescopically therein and having a shoulder adapted to engage thestop,for the purpose set forth. a spring for holding said second member in anextended position and means for'retiiining the spring in place.

5. A magazine firearm converter for'insert-ion within the magazinespring comprising a tubular member having a stop at one end, asecondjtubular meln ber adapted to slide telescopically therein, said.second member having a closing at one end and a,

' retains itin 6. In a firearm of the character described, v zine plug,a magazine spring and a follower, of a-tubular member having a headsecured thereto "which lies within the magazine second member, r thepurpose set forth,

against which the spring bears and which place.

the combination. with a magazine, a magaand a head secured to the firstmember spring, a second tubular member adapted to slide telescopicallyin the first member and aspring. within the tubular members and engagingthe second'tubular member and the head, whereby said second "memberisheld in engagement withthe follower, sub- 1 stantially as described,for the purpose speci- 7 .7 In aufirearm of the character described,

the combination with 'a magazine, a magazine plug, a magazine spring anda follower,

of a tubular member, a second-tubular member adapted to slidetelescopically therein,

and' a spring Within the tubular members i adapted to retain the secondmember in engagement with the follower. 8. In-a firearmaof the characterdescribed,

zine plugja magazine spring and a follower,

"the combinationv with a magazine, a magaof a tubular member having astop, a second member adapted to' slide telescopically in the-firstmember andhaving means for engaging the-stop and a spring acting to holdthe second member in engagement w th the "follower.

' -In testimony whereof I .aflix my signature Witnesses.

.in presence of two v JOHN O. 'SIMPSQN.

,VVitnesses: I W. F. Lmvnnxcn, Jolmson MORGAN.

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Washington, I). Q.

